How do I make a long-haul economy flight less miserable?
For Whom/What:
regularly flying 10+ hours in economy
Budget:
$20-300
Requirements:
Compact enough to justify carrying onboard
No giant travel pillows that become another piece of luggage
Looking for things you’ve personally used on 10+ hour flights
Extra Details:
I used to think airport/travel gadgets were mostly gimmicks until I started doing more Korea–U.S. flights. Somewhere around hour seven, suddenly a tiny foot hammock or perfectly shaped eye mask starts sounding like a major technological breakthrough.
I resisted this forever because it looks a little ridiculous and I assumed all travel pillows were basically the same. They're not.
The Trtl is the first one I've used where my head isn't doing that horrible falling-forward thing every time I actually start sleeping. I fly between Asia and the U.S., so we're talking flights where even a couple hours of decent sleep makes a huge difference.
It also packs much smaller than those giant U-shaped memory foam pillows people clip onto their luggage. I still wouldn't call economy comfortable, but this + noise-canceling headphones gets me significantly closer to functional-human-being status when I land.
How do I make a long-haul economy flight less miserable?
regularly flying 10+ hours in economy
$20-300
Compact enough to justify carrying onboard
No giant travel pillows that become another piece of luggage
Looking for things you’ve personally used on 10+ hour flights
I used to think airport/travel gadgets were mostly gimmicks until I started doing more Korea–U.S. flights. Somewhere around hour seven, suddenly a tiny foot hammock or perfectly shaped eye mask starts sounding like a major technological breakthrough.
I resisted this forever because it looks a little ridiculous and I assumed all travel pillows were basically the same. They're not.
The Trtl is the first one I've used where my head isn't doing that horrible falling-forward thing every time I actually start sleeping. I fly between Asia and the U.S., so we're talking flights where even a couple hours of decent sleep makes a huge difference.
It also packs much smaller than those giant U-shaped memory foam pillows people clip onto their luggage. I still wouldn't call economy comfortable, but this + noise-canceling headphones gets me significantly closer to functional-human-being status when I land.